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How To Activate Your “Skinny Gene” For Easier And Longer-Lasting Weight Loss
Posted by: | CommentsIf you have ever tried to lose weight and experienced frustration and disappointment with limited results, you might start to think that there’s a hidden “missing link” somewhere in your approach that’s preventing you from achieving your weight loss goals. And you might just be right.
Over the past year since beta-testing some of the unique concepts and principles that govern our new proprietary Path Diet used in our Momentum Keepers Club Program, we’ve come to realize that there is, in fact, a way to diet and exercise that can actually activate your SIRT1 gene, which is also know as your “skinny gene”. Results from some of our successful clients has proven that there is a specific formula of both diet and exercise that can naturally activate this gene to not only inhibit fat storage but also increase your fat-burning metabolism.
What is SIRT1?
SIRT1 is a gene found in humans and other mammals that helps to promote survival by protecting cells during times when food (and therefore energy) is scarce. Scientists have discovered similar genes in almost all species, including Sir2 in yeast, worms, and fruit flies.
CLA: Is It The New Fat Loss Miracle Pill?
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There’s a buzz going around Hollywood about a new fat loss ‘miracle pill’ that is actually made of a special fat that helps you burn more body (and belly) fat. Many celebrities are using it when they need to get in shape quickly before a movie or event. Is this true or is this a big scam?
As odd as it sounds, the “designer fat” being talked about is VERY real and VERY exciting. Here’s the story on it:
Before the recent carb-cutting craze, many experts suggested that the best way to lose fat was to stop eating fat. There are a lot of good reasons for this. For example, fat is the most calorie dense macronutrient (carbs and protein contain 4 calories per gram, while fat contains 9 calories) and cutting calories, in general, can help you battle the bulge.
BUT… many of these experts are now eating their words AND their fat because one fat, in particular, is getting a great deal of attention from researchers, scientists, and supplement experts alike. That fat is called conjugated linoleic acid - better known as CLA.
What Is CLA?
Lose Weight Faster By Watching Your “Carb Creep”
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Carbohydrates aren’t bad in and of themselves, but they have the distinct, unique ability to really ravage a metabolically disturbed individual’s body. If you’re overweight, it’s very likely that your carbohydrate metabolism is dysfunctional.
Different People Handle Carbs Differently
Different people will be able to handle different amounts and types of carbohydrates differently. Highly active athletes will do a bit better with more carbs, since their energy demands will be higher than sedentary people. Diabetics will do better on fewer carbs, since they’re mostly unable to physiologically manage normal carbohydrate metabolism.
But as for your average, everyday man or woman who takes care of kids, goes to work every day, sits in traffic – you know, pretty much everyone with any type of daily responsibility – and finds his or her belly getting a bit larger and looser, honing in on the type and amount of dietary carbohydrates is vital. And the biggest culprit is what we call “carb creep”.
“Carb Creep” Can Stall Your Weight Loss
Carbs creep up on you, especially when you’re eating out or relying on processed, packaged food. You’ve got to be vigilant, perhaps almost annoyingly so at first, but it pays off.
Want To Lose Weight? Monitor The “White Stuff”!
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It’s true… you can lose weight simply by re-balancing your energy equation: Eat less calories and burn more calories you already have stored as fat.
It seems simple enough and if you track what you eat and count the calories, it’s a surefire way to lose some of those extra pounds. Tons of weight loss diets and programs have been teaching this for years… and it works. In fact at Genesis Personal Fitness, we teach this as a “Level 1″ Principle, particularly to beginners in our weight loss coaching programs.
After we determine the EXACT number of calories you should be eating according to the results of your Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) Assessment, you follow a reasonable, real-food eating plan and voila… you lose weight.
But after awhile, losing weight by just keeping your daily calories close to your RMR-determined target alone can slow down. This can happen for a number of reasons too numerous to go into detail here, but what it is important to know that there is a “weight loss hierachy” that you must pay attention to and change your diet plan accordingly if you want to continue to see ongoing weight/fat loss and avoid a plateau.
